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Unpacking My Library: Shaylie Muehl
Shaylie Muehl is a junior at Western Illinois University, majoring in Professional Writing and minoring in Communications. M&L: What genre makes up…
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What’s Your Bag? w/ Dr. Roberta Di Carmine
M&L: What’s your bag? RD: I bought this bag from my favorite store, T.J. Maxx! I enjoy visiting the store in Macomb…
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When Passion turns Obsessive
A review of The Art Thief, by Michael Finkel. Random House, 2023. Michael Finkel’s latest non-fiction novel, The Art Thief (2023), takes…
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What’s Your Bag? w/ Dr. Alisha White
M&L: What’s your bag? AW: My red handbag is a great find from a secondhand shop. I love a cross-body bag that…
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Sunglasses, Psychedelics, and The Morality Test
A review of Less than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis. Vintage Contemporaries, 1985. “All it comes down to is that I’m a…
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Critically Acclaimed Fanfiction: Guillermo del Toro’s Autobiography Through Frankenstein
Art of any kind has a greater impact when it feels personal. If a movie, poem, melody, or novel captures a moment…
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Everyday English Minors: Lauren Bell
Lauren Bell is a current undergraduate student at Western Illinois University, majoring in Speech Pathology & Audiology and minoring in Creative Writing.…
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The Muppets: Get Back… Again
A review of The Muppet Show (2026), directed by Alex Timbers. ABC and Disney+, 2026. “We’re doing the show again, frog!” -Rowlf,…
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Character Controversy: Severus Snape
When an author suggests that a character is “morally grey,” they imply an ambiguity in the moral motivation behind the cruel and…
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A Marriage Behind Bars
A review of An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018. Life is hard. No one can deny…
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Unpacking My Library: Carter Myers
Carter Myers is a junior at Western Illinois University (WIU). They are in pursuit of an English Major, and possess three minors:…
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The Web-Swinging, Web-Crawling World of The Amazing Spider-Man Exhibition
On November 25, 2025, my sister, my friend, and I drove about an hour to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry…
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